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Advocates urge more RHY beds, higher per‑bed rates and baselined housing navigators after testimonies
Summary
Providers and advocates urged the council to baseline funding for peer and housing navigators and raise per‑bed rates for runaway and homeless youth programs, citing operation costs and successful local housing navigation pilots that moved dozens of youth into stable homes.
Advocates and providers who testified during the Children and Youth Committee hearing pressed the city for additional baseline support for runaway and homeless youth (RHY) programming and for higher per-bed rates to cover service costs.
Safe Horizon, Anthos Home and other providers described recent local pilots and navigation programs that helped youth and young adults transition from shelters into stable housing.…
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